deflate
Example Sentences
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I deflated a little more every hour, and I wriggled and wriggled as Frederick and Bruno snored on.
From Literature
Yet deflating may be the better analogy—especially when it comes to valuations.
From Barron's
One that the AI bubble might be deflating is the loss of monopolistic-like pricing power by the leading companies.
From MarketWatch
“Outside of earnings, one thing that would deflate the equal-weight from outperforming, would be the overall macro liquidity landscape,” he said.
From MarketWatch
Detractors say the law would slow development and deflate property values.
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